Life as an Aspen Tree March 18, 2010 If you follow my blog you'll know that many times I talk about looking to Nature for answers to life's mysteries. For me, no matter the question, if I... How Are You Today? March 17, 2010 If I were to ask you, "How are you today?", the overwhelming majority of you would say, "I'm fine". Our society has trained us to think that is the ri... On the Wings of Desire March 7, 2010 By: Perry Hicks Most of what we think we need can really be resolved down to one thing: Love. Blind to the lush garden of affection all around us,... How to have fun with cancer: 5 basic steps to joy February 19, 2010 by Julie Okuma Immerse yourself in the terror and fear of that horrible "C" word that was just thrown at you. If you're not there yet, just let th... |
Dr. Tomi Bryan
Tomi is a consultant, speaker and author of the new book The 5 Keys to the Great Life. It's a great day to start your great life! ~Dr. Tomi Bryan
If today were my last day on Earth and I could share 500 words of brilliance with the world, here are the important things I'd want to pass along to others... My life changed for the better when my oldest son Shep asked me, "Mom, what do you think the movie of the decade is?" An innocent enough question, one would think, for late December 2009. However, I kept hearing the word "decade." DECADE! It was screaming at me. All I could think was "We are at the end of another decade." The first decade of the new millennium gone! And what did I have to show for the last 10 years? As the new year started, I shouted these questions to all who listened: As that week wore on, I realized that I was asking the wrong question. Why? Maybe it's because I was in the middle of reading Tony Dungy's Uncommon and listening to Carolyn Myss' Invisible Acts of Personal Power and those literary works forced me to realize what a common, pedestrian existence I have lived at certain moments. But if I acted courageously and fully stepped into all of my personal power, if I am to be uncommon, what would I get for it? What would my reward be? However, "What is the reward for the life well-lived?" wasn't the right question. As I tried to find the right question, I discovered that what I wanted to know at the end of my days was whether I had made a difference. Had I, Tomi Jane White Bryan, lived a life of significance by making a difference for others? Had I lived a life of service? And in those reflecti...
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